Creator
Michael Bowser, Jessica Henderson, Shaylea Henderson, Ryne Ketelsen, Franky McMillian, Elijah Ousley, Shayla Ousley, Alex Seakor, and Stacia Spurgeon
Title
MLK Street Mural, Des Moines, IA
Coverage
41.581434, -93.619716
Description
A massive, 300-by-214-foot portrait of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., is displayed on the ground of a cement parking lot along Martin Luther King Jr. Parkway downtown. With the help of some 35 volunteers, local artist Michael Bowser created the mural using monochromatic tones of grays and blacks.
Source
Image URL
News Coverage by DSM, Who 13, Des Moines Register, We Are Iowa, and KCCI
Instagram post by Daily Interview on January 18, 2021
Instagram post by Martin on July 23, 2020
Instagram post by Martin on August 19, 2020
News Coverage by DSM, Who 13, Des Moines Register, We Are Iowa, and KCCI
Instagram post by Daily Interview on January 18, 2021
Instagram post by Martin on July 23, 2020
Instagram post by Martin on August 19, 2020
Rights
Artists: Michael Bowser, Jessica Henderson, Shaylea Henderson, Ryne Ketelsen, Franky McMillian, Elijah Ousley, Shayla Ousley, Alex Seakor, and Stacia Spurgeon
Publisher
Urban Art Mapping Research Project
Date
Contributor
LA
Spatial Coverage
Located on 300 W. Martin Luther King Jr. Parkway
Is Referenced By
Stephen Larrick, Black Lives Matter Street Mural Census
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